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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Richard W. Aston, Brea, CA (US);
Anna M. Tomzynska, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Michael J. Langmack, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
James J. Peterka, III, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Comapny, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/64 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01); B64G 1/00 (2006.01); B64G 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/641 (2013.01); B64G 1/402 (2013.01); B64G 2001/643 (2013.01); B64G 1/002 (2013.01); B64G 1/1085 (2013.01); B64G 2001/1092 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spacecraft may include an upper core structure or a lower core structure. The upper core structure may include an upper cylinder for supporting an upper spacecraft of a dual-manifest launch configuration. The lower core structure may include a lower cylinder for supporting a lower spacecraft with the upper cylinder mounted on top of the lower cylinder. The upper cylinder may have an upper cylinder inner diameter that may be substantially similar to the lower cylinder inner diameter.